Chapter v, verse 1: "I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse. I

have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk; eat O friends; drink ye, drink abundantly, O beloved."

Meaning--Christ awaketh his church with his calling.

Verse 2: "I sleep, but my heart waketh, it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undented; for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night."

Meaning--The church having a taste of Christ's love, is sick of love.

Verse 9: "What is my beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?"

Meaning--A description of Christ and his graces.